After almost 6 months of the season, ill-fated stallion Scenic continues to lead Redoute's Choice & Encosta de Lago on the 2008-09 Australian General Sires Table .
The Weekend Hussler shadow is looming ominously over his GI Lightning Stakes rivals after the superstar impressed onlookers with his workout at Caulfield on Thursday morning.
THE comebacks of group 1 champions El Segundo and Light Fantastic might grab the headlines before Friday night's Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley, but David Hayes expects another horse will be the talk of the town after the group 2 event.
Clarry Conners is happy to let Gai Waterhouse and boom filly More Joyous take centre stage while he quietly goes about the business of winning his fifth Golden Slipper
Australian bred horses won five races at Sha Tin on Sunday, including the highly promising four year-old Happy Zero, the most expensive yearling sired by Danzero in 2006.
Danny O’Brien, Ross McDonald & Greg Eurell are all hoping to repeat the feats of 2005 Dubai Duty Free victor Elvstroem with their Australian trained horses at the 2009 Dubai World Cup Carnival.
Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Zizou is on the comeback trail after a stint at stud last spring and is likely to return to racing in the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.
The overnight release of the 2008 World Thoroughbred Rankings were not only a glowing endorsement of how highly regarded Australian horses now are, but also a great result for graduates of Inglis Sales
The Australian breeding and racing industry has defied economic trends this week on the Gold Coast and in tough financial times across the world, proven its long term sustainability.